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By The Associated Press<\/p>\n

There are primary elections Tuesday in Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, Oregon, Idaho and Pennsylvania. These contests will be a further test of President Donald Trump \u2018s grip on Republican voters. <\/p>\n

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In Kentucky, Trump is trying to oust Rep. Thomas Massie, who has been a thorn in his side for years. Trump handpicked challenger Ed Gallrein after Massie broke with him over issues including the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. The first polls there closed at 6 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

In Georgia, Republicans are choosing a challenger to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff. Trump has not endorsed a candidate, which could lead to a runoff on June 16. There\u2019s also a bruising Republican primary for governor. Polls close at 7 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

In Alabama, Republican voters will choose a U.S. Senate candidate to replace Tommy Tuberville, who is running for governor. Polls close at 8 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

In Pennsylvania, Democratic voters will pick their nominees to flip four Republican-held seats seen as critical for the party to retake the U.S. House. The races will be a test of Gov. Josh Shapiro\u2019s influence. Polls close at 8 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

In Oregon, Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek will face nearly two dozen challengers. Voters will also decide whether to raise gas taxes to pay for improvements to the state\u2019s roads and bridges. Voting concludes at 11 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

In Idaho, voters are picking their party\u2019s nominees for governor and U.S. Senate. Voting concludes at 11 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

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The Latest:<\/p>\n

Polls have begun closing in Kentucky, where Massie faces Trump-backed Gallrein<\/h4>\n

Most of the polls in the state closed at 6 p.m. ET, including in the 4th District where U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie is up against Ed Gallrein in the Republican primary that\u2019s garnered national attention.<\/p>\n

The president picked Gallrein to compete against Massie, who\u2019s frustrated Trump partly by pushing for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.<\/p>\n

Western Kentucky is in the Central Time Zone and polls there close at 7 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

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Republicans will select a challenger for Oregon\u2019s lone competitive US House district<\/h4>\n

Five of Oregon\u2019s six congressional districts are held by Democrats.<\/p>\n

Its 5th District, considered the most competitive, was flipped by Republicans for the first time in decades in 2022 but reclaimed by Democrats in 2024. The district stretches from southern Portland across the Cascade Range to Bend.<\/p>\n

The incumbent, Democratic Rep. Janelle Bynum, is running against a primary opponent who has not reported raising any money.<\/p>\n

Two candidates, a county commissioner and a political consultant, are running in the district\u2019s GOP primary in the hope of trying to win the seat back for Republicans in November.<\/p>\n

The Pennsylvania governor\u2019s race is set<\/h4>\n

Both Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and Republican Stacy Garrity are running unopposed in their primaries.<\/p>\n

Shapiro is heavily favored to win reelection this fall over Garrity, the state treasurer.<\/p>\n

Republicans acknowledge Shapiro\u2019s electoral strength, and may hope that Garrity can at least make it a close contest to help protect the party\u2019s other candidates on the ballot in contests for Congress and the state Legislature.<\/p>\n

The Alabama governor\u2019s race is likely to feature a rematch<\/h4>\n

Tuberville could face former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, a Democrat, if both men secure their parties\u2019 nominations.<\/p>\n

The two last competed in the 2020 Senate race, when Tuberville easily defeated Jones, who was then the incumbent. Tuberville was boosted by a Trump endorsement and his high profile from his years as a football coach.<\/p>\n

Jones, a former U.S. attorney, won a 2017 special election for U.S. Senate over Republican Roy Moore. Jones remains the last Democrat to win a statewide race in Alabama.<\/p>\n

A former Republican tries his luck in a Democratic primary<\/h4>\n

When Geoff Duncan was Georgia\u2019s lieutenant governor, he resisted Trump\u2019s efforts to overturn Joe Biden\u2019s victory in the state in 2020. He\u2019s since left the Republican Party, and he\u2019s running for governor as a Democrat.<\/p>\n

His campaign has involved a lot of apologizing to win over voters who may be turned off by his previously conservative positions.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an interesting example of how traditional partisan lines have been scrambled since Trump rose to power a decade ago. Many Republicans who have crossed the president have retired or been defeated in primaries. Only a few of them have attempted to switch parties like Duncan.<\/p>\n

Oregon\u2019s Democratic governor seeks reelection<\/h4>\n

Incumbent Tina Kotek is expected to win the Democratic primary and advance to November\u2019s general election.<\/p>\n

Elected to her first term as governor in 2022 after years in the Legislature, Kotek pledged to tackle homelessness, mental health and education. Despite approving funding and programs aimed at those issues, the state has continued to see rising homelessness and flagging student test scores that have failed to return to pre-pandemic levels.<\/p>\n

Kotek also has sparred with the Trump administration, which sought to deploy the National Guard to Portland last fall during its immigration crackdown for the stated purpose of protecting federal property and personnel.<\/p>\n

After the state and city sued to block the deployment, a federal judge found that protests at Portland\u2019s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building didn\u2019t meet the conditions for using the military domestically under federal law.<\/p>\n

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Trump has been seeking retribution, including in Kentucky<\/h4>\n

The president supported an opponent to Massie, just as he has done elsewhere.<\/p>\n

On May 5, several Indiana state senators who defied Trump on redistricting lost their primaries to candidates backed by the president.<\/p>\n

On May 16, Sen. Bill Cassidy lost his primary in Louisiana. Rep. Julia Letlow, who Trump endorsed, and state Treasurer John Fleming will compete in a runoff.<\/p>\n

Cassidy had voted to convict Trump during an impeachment trial over the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n

Why Trump is angry with Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie<\/h4>\n

Massie angered Trump by voting against his signature tax legislation over concerns of adding to the national debt, pushing for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files and opposing his decision to go to war with Iran.<\/p>\n

His positions, Massie insists, reflect the America First promises Trump initially made on the campaign trail.<\/p>\n

In a Kentucky district where the president won by 35 points two years ago, Massie told The Associated Press that this primary is \u201cby far the most challenging reelection I\u2019ve ever faced.\u201d<\/p>\n

Voters have sent Massie back to Congress ever since his first election in 2012, embracing his stalwart independence and jaunty personality. Back in 2020, they brushed off Trump\u2019s social media demand to throw Massie out of the Republican Party because he was a \u201cthird rate Grandstander.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Democrats running for US Senate in Kentucky<\/h4>\n

Their names may seem familiar.<\/p>\n

The Democratic field in Kentucky includes former state lawmaker Charles Booker and former Marine pilot Amy McGrath. McGrath beat Booker and several other candidates in the 2020 Democratic primary to face McConnell.<\/p>\n

Democrats have not won a U.S. Senate race in Kentucky since 1992.<\/p>\n

Josh Shapiro tests his political clout<\/h4>\n

Pennsylvania\u2019s governor is also a potential 2028 presidential candidate. With his own primary uncontested, he\u2019s been spending money and support on Democrats running for U.S. House and the state Legislature.<\/p>\n

Shapiro is on track to break his own campaign spending record and, in a step to help races up and down the ballot, has plunged more than $900,000 so far this election cycle into the state Democratic Party\u2019s accounts.<\/p>\n

The election year is an opportunity for Shapiro to show his political strength in a premier battleground state should he decide to run for president in 2028. <\/p>\n

Coons says Hegseth stumping against Massie is part of Trump\u2019s \u2018retribution\u2019<\/h4>\n

U.S. Sen. Chris Coons, D-Delaware, said Trump is continuing a \u201ccampaign of retribution\u201d against his political enemies.<\/p>\n

He suggested that the latest example is Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth campaigning \u2014 \u201cduring a war\u201d \u2014 against U.S. Rep. Tom Massie ahead of Kentucky\u2019s primary on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat continues to prevent Republicans from having the courage to speak out on matters of principle, which I think is putting all of us at risk,\u201d Coons told reporters in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Massie angered Trump by opposing his signature tax legislation over concerns about the national debt, pushing for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files and opposing his decision to go to war with Iran.<\/p>\n

Oregon voters to decide to fate of gas tax increase<\/h4>\n

They are being asked whether to approve a 6-cent-a-gallon gas tax increase passed by the Democratic-controlled Legislature last fall.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ve been casting ballots as prices at the pump have skyrocketed because of the war with Iran.<\/p>\n

Democrats increased the tax and other fees to help pay for road improvements and plug a hole in the state\u2019s transportation budget. Republicans responded by launching a successful referendum campaign to refer the tax and fee increases to the ballot, saying they drive the cost of living even higher.<\/p>\n

Democrats say the main cause of skyrocketing gas prices is Trump\u2019s decision to go to war with Iran. But they\u2019ve acknowledged the difficult timing of the ballot measure, which has also complicated national Democrats\u2019 affordability messaging in midterm campaigning.<\/p>\n

When can we expect to see vote results tonight<\/h4>\n

Kentucky will release the first results of the night.<\/p>\n

In the 2024 primaries, the AP reported the first Kentucky votes six minutes after most polls closed at 6 p.m. ET. The last vote update of the night was at 9:47 p.m.<\/p>\n

Georgia will be next, with polls closing at 7 p.m. ET. In the 2022 state primaries, results were available at 13 minutes after polls closed. The last vote update of the night was at 3:29 a.m.<\/p>\n

Polls in Alabama and Pennsylvania close at 8 p.m. ET, and both states started releasing votes at roughly the same time in the 2024 primaries \u2014 at 8:01 p.m. and 8:03 p.m., respectively. Both stopped counting for the night around 2 a.m.<\/p>\n

Idaho and Oregon are expected to begin releasing votes just as voting concludes at 11 p.m. ET. In their last state primaries, Oregon began releasing votes right at 11 p.m. and Idaho at 11:09 p.m. Idaho\u2019s last update of the night was at 4:51 a.m., while Oregon\u2019s last update was at 5:11 a.m. <\/p>\n

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